From:	Jani Fikouras <feanor@**********.UNI-BREMEN.DE>
Subject:	Re: Invisible Pink Unicorns
Date:	Fri, 15 Sep 1995 18:43:13 +0200

> Well, why not? If each person creates their own magical worldview,
> and worshipping Raven is as valid as worshipping the Sea or some
> nasty Aztec deity, then why not worship IPU's? Why not worship
> a ferret named Srendi Vashtar? Why not worship Allah? Why not
> worship my coffee mug with the obscure 2-bears Xmas scene?
> In the words of Ford Prefect, "Why not go mad?"
>
> But seriously... could a character with magical potential just
> come up with something to follow and belive in, and be a shaman
> that way, or would they be a hermetic with funky beliefs?

Acording to "The book we dare not mention ... (Gurth can you please
fill the rest in :) .. or else FASA will kick our butts" yes. FASA
even gives an example of a shaman serial killer that has created
a totally new theology/world view based on some cheap fiction he
read as a kid.
Due to that non-standard world view the charcter was able to make some
really weird stuff that "normal" magicians consider impossible (and
thus mental-block themselves from doing them - thats WYTIWYG for ya).

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